WELCOMEWelcome to the first edition of Children & Youth News, the newsletter of the ABS National Children and Youth Statistics Unit (NCYSU). Children and Youth News will be published around three to four times a year, highlighting developments in children and youth related statistics and featuring articles analysing data on topical children and youth issues. In addition, other information of likely interest to researchers and policy makers will be presented. Interested readers are also invited to visit the Children and Youth Statistics Theme page on the ABS website for links to relevant ABS datasets and other web sites.